Have you ever wondered what the world would be like without books? Probably not, but in the book Fahrenheit 451, the story takes place in a time and place when books are illegal. The government prevented anyone from having books. People throughout history have been power - hungry, and most of the people who were the hungriest never realized it, but books were really their worst enemies. Books have been the main source of knowledge for …showed first 75 words of 416 total…

…showed last 75 words of 416 total…our key to survival because knowledge is what will be remembered when what we know has been forgotten. The human race is dominating to all other species on this planet because of our advanced forms of communication. Writing is like telepathy because no matter where you are; if you’ve written something, people will know what you think. Books are something to be cherished - and books like Fahrenheit 451 serve only to show this fact.